Quakers, Jews, and science : religious responses to modernity and the sciences in Britain, 1650-1900 / Geoffrey Cantor.

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.

xi, 420 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Introduction : science in 'dissenting' religious communities -- Two communities -- Education and careers -- Scientific institutions -- Trajectories in science -- Quaker attitudes and practices -- Quaker responses to evolution -- Jewish attitudes and practices -- Jewish responses to evolution -- Historical comparisons and historiographical reflections.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [366]-397) and index.